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Joshi, Govind Ballabh
🇮🇳FIDE 5000262· Male· India· Born in 1964
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Govind Ballabh Joshi, a 62-year-old Indian player, is rated 1976 and sitting in the top 4% of Indian players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent appearances: CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026 and 1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including 1st Shatranj India Open International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 56-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2317 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2003, Indian #62 at the time).
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1882
All-time high
2317
−341 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 39
Oct 2003 · age 39
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#816 · Indian players · of 19,243
Career timeline
23 entries2025
5th Indian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2017
Apr 2025
2020
4th Indian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2049
Oct 2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2017
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Aug 2018
2017
2nd Indian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2163
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026perf 2103 (+127) · 3/5 · #152
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1987 → 1976
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
7W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSaptarshi Talukdar1,849·1st MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025·R6·-13.7
2.[L]vsRejath Renjith2,039·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R9·-8.2
3.[L]vsSayantan DasGM2,448·CHIEF MINISTER CHHATTISGARH TROPHY 45th National Team Chess Championship 2026·R2·-1.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #152 | 2103 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #51 | 1951 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsK. RatnakaranIM
🇮🇳IND·2159
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsP. KarthikeyanGM
🇮🇳IND·2306
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsS. Dhopade SwapnilGM
🇮🇳IND·2419
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met May 2018
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vsPonnuswamy KonguvelIM
🇮🇳IND·2222
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsBajaj PrinceIM
🇮🇳IND·2396
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2015
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Rankings
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India
#816
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,848
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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